AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
AAOI offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
GLOB
Globant S.A.
GLOB has the edge over AAOI overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
AAOI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
AAOI's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
GLOB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
GLOB's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
AAOI PE Valuation
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x next year's earnings.
GLOB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 7.5x | $45.75 | — |
| Current | 18x | $45.75 | — |
| Cheap | 27x | $69.32 | +52% |
| Fair | 58x | $149 | +225% |
| Expensive | 131x | $335 | +632% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GLOB's PE is in its cheap range at 18x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 7.5x.
AAOI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
AAOI has the edge over GLOB on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
GLOB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect GLOB's earnings, revenue and profitability to hold roughly steady.
AAOI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.98 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.42 | +$3.02 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.77 | +$2.81 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.65 | +$3.43 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.64 | +$3.86 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.44 | -$1.41 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.58 | -$1.70 |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.08 | -$2.29 |
| Q4 2024 | -$4.50 | -$2.75 |
AAOI is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.42 per share over the past year, against $4.50 at its worst in late 2024.
GLOB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.08 | +138% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.55 | +2% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.46 | -28% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.29 | -39% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.21 | -43% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.50 | -35% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.42 | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.76 | +3.6% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.87 | +8.1% |
GLOB has the edge over AAOI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
AAOI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $269.9M | +127% |
| Q2 2026 | $191.9M | +86% |
| Q1 2026 | $151.1M | +51% |
| Q4 2025 | $134.3M | +34% |
| Q3 2025 | $118.6M | +82% |
| Q2 2025 | $103M | +138% |
| Q1 2025 | $99.9M | +146% |
| Q4 2024 | $100.3M | +66% |
AAOI has the edge over GLOB on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.5% | +15 points |
| Q2 2026 | -13% | +2.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | -8.6% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | -8.6% | -2.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | -15% | +10 points |
| Q2 2025 | -16% | +45 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8.9% | +44 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.5% | +1 points |
AAOI's operating margin was −0.5% last quarter, up 15 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
GLOB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $614.4M | 0% |
| Q1 2026 | $607.1M | -0.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $612.5M | -4.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $617.1M | +0.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $614.2M | +4.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $611.1M | +7% |
| Q4 2024 | $642.5M | +11% |
| Q3 2024 | $614.7M | +13% |
GLOB's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $614M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 3.2% | +2.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.1% | +1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.7% | +0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 11% | +0.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.9% | -8.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8.2% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 9.1% | -0.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | 11% | -0.6 points |
GLOB has the edge over AAOI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
AAOI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$369.9M | -$291.2M |
| Q2 2026 | -$265.3M | -$174.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$143.6M | -$64.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$104.6M | -$51.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$78.7M | -$58M |
| Q2 2025 | -$91M | -$86M |
| Q1 2025 | -$79.3M | -$45.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$53M | -$48.4M |
AAOI has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$883M over the past year, against −$302M the year before.
GLOB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $12.6M | +$15.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $36.1M | +$41.8M |
| Q4 2025 | $202.3M | +18% |
| Q3 2025 | $67.5M | -3.2% |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.9M | +$25.1M |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.7M | -$877K |
| Q4 2024 | $171.9M | -15% |
| Q3 2024 | $69.7M | +15% |
GLOB has the edge over AAOI on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
AAOI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.7% | +6.3M shares |
| 1 year | +39% | +24.5M shares |
| 3 years | +168% | +55.1M shares |
| 5 years | +224% | +60.7M shares |
| Available history | +340% | +67.9M shares |
AAOI has 88M diluted shares, up 39% from a year ago.
GLOB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -124K shares |
| 1 year | -2.4% | -1.1M shares |
| 3 years | -0.3% | -145K shares |
| 5 years | +3.8% | +1.6M shares |
| Available history | +14% | +5.4M shares |
GLOB has the edge over AAOI on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
GLOB hasn't bought back shares in the past year.
AAOI Net Leverage
AAOI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
GLOB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
GLOB's net debt is about 1.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), about the same as a year ago.
AAOI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 35.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 4.8 | Oversold |
AAOI's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
GLOB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 85.6 | Overbought |
GLOB's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 86 (overbought).
AAOI PE vs Technology Sector
AAOI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GLOB PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | GLOB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18x | 28x | 36% below |
| PE % | 7 | 35 | 28 pts below |
GLOB is trading at 18x earnings, a 36% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
AAOI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $80.2 | 34% below |
| 20 week MA | $100.6 | 47% below |
| 50 week MA | $100.3 | 47% below |
| 100 week MA | $62.3 | 15% below |
| 200 week MA | $36.9 | 43% above |
AAOI has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 43% above its 200-week average.
GLOB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $41.3 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $38.0 | 20% above |
| 50 week MA | $45.7 | 0.2% above |
| 100 week MA | $78.9 | 42% below |
| 200 week MA | $135.4 | 66% below |
GLOB has the edge over AAOI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AAOI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $11.5 | $8.77 | -24% |
| 2021 | $8.77 | $5.64 | -36% |
| 2022 | $5.64 | $1.95 | -65% |
| 2023 | $1.95 | $19.3 | +891% |
| 2024 | $19.3 | $37.7 | +95% |
| 2025 | $37.7 | $37.2 | -1.5% |
| 2026 YTD | $37.2 | $52.9 | +42% |
AAOI has the edge over GLOB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GLOB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $107.9 | $218.7 | +103% |
| 2021 | $218.7 | $297.7 | +36% |
| 2022 | $297.7 | $163.7 | -45% |
| 2023 | $163.7 | $238.0 | +45% |
| 2024 | $238.0 | $217.6 | -8.6% |
| 2025 | $217.6 | $67.5 | -69% |
| 2026 YTD | $67.5 | $45.8 | -32% |
GLOB's yearly returns have swung widely, from +103% in 2020 to −69% in 2025. It's down 32% so far in 2026.